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A spokesman for Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue said: “Crews were called at 12.04pm to a collision between a car and a bus.

“Upon arrival they found one man trapped in the car and used hydraulic cutting equipment to extricate him from the vehicle before passing him over to East Midlands Ambulance Service staff who then took him to hospital. They had finished up on the scene at around 1pm and left shortly after.”

Long queues formed along Mansfield Road

Shop owners on the street were not surprised to see a crash causing traffic problems on the road.

The 80-year-old said: “The road has three lanes and then it goes straight to two lanes with about 10 meters of room for change.

“That causes no-end of problems. The second problem is the traffic lights.. People speed down the road trying to get through the traffic lights before they change and they screech through which is really dangerous.”

He added: “I am waiting for the day someone crashes into my shop. I feel a little bit safer knowing I have a few bike racks outside the front but I have even seen cyclists get hit on the road too.”

The damaged car on Mansfield Road

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Manager of Underground on Mansfield Road, Leigh Rodgers, 48, said he sees busy traffic every day.

He said: “The road never seems to stop. It is busy and it is very difficult to navigate especially if you are not from Nottingham and don’t know the roads, I'm surprised it's not a motorway, it sounds like one.

“The roads can be so confusing and I actually think it will be the death of me.”

Jill Taylor, 48, the owner of Anarchy Records on Mansfield Road added: “You get used to the sirens after so long and you stop even noticing them.